Well crap - here come the Californians

Sunset magazine picks Bellingham among the West's best places to liveBellingham has been scoring some high-profile nods from Sunset magazine, where it's listed among the West's 24 Best Places to Live in the February 2014 issue.

The City of Subdued Excitement joined Bozeman, Mont.; Bend, Ore.; and Chico, Calif., as the Best Places to Reboot Your Life, with the magazine citing the area's tech startups and farm-to-table restaurants. The magazine's travel section highlighted the Mount Baker Wilderness and its Love Letters section included a funky homage to the mountain village of Glacier penned by Paellaworks catering in Maple Falls.